It’s not yet certain which animals are the natural carriers. But, based on the available evidence, it is thought to be ...

Several African and ex-Soviet countries have expressed interest in buying Russia's vaccine against smallpox and mpox viruses, ...

Democratic Republic of Congo has been unable to launch an mpox vaccination campaign in the capital Kinshasa due to a shortage ...

An FDA-approved vaccine for smallpox and mpox is effective but causes side effects. The other requires multiple doses. An experimental single-dose vaccine uses the horsepox virus to harness the ...

The World Health Organization says mpox cases in the region of Congo where a new and more infectious variant was first ...

Private insurance companies in the U.S. aren’t required to cover the cost of the mpox vaccine, which costs $270 a dose.

British health officials say they have identified four cases of the new, more infectious version of mpox that first emerged ...

may be given for people with severe mpox. Talk to your doctor if you think you might need TPOXX. Find out how many doses of vaccine you need The vaccine is named JYNNEOS. You should get 2 doses of the ...

The Defense Health Agency and military services are working to make the mpox vaccine available for those at risk for contracting the virus after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

The UKHSA said the country has an existing stock of mpox vaccines and last month announced further vaccines are being procured to support a routine immunisation programme. Professor Susan Hopkins ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also says smallpox vaccines and antivirals can be used to treat mpox as well as control it. What are the symptoms people should be aware of?

A case of the contagious new mpox strain at the centre of an outbreak in Africa has been detected in the UK. The case was identified in London, and the patient has been hospitalised. The patient ...